Megachasma pelagios, Megamouth shark

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Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983

Megamouth shark
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Megachasma pelagios
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (sharks and rays) > Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks) > Megachasmidae (Megamouth sharks)
Etymology: Megachasma: megas (Gr.), large; chasma (Gr.), yawning hole or open mouth, referring to its unusually large oral cavity. (See ETYFish);  pelagios: Greek for “of the sea,” referring to its oceanic, epipelagic habitat. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी


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